Overview

Prof. Simone Ferrero is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Genova. He graduated from the University of Genova in Northern Italy and obtained his Ph.D. in the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom with a thesis entitled “Protein and cellular studies on the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis”. Prof. Simone Ferrero has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and edited several international books on endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial cancer.

The main areas of his research are endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Prof. Simone Ferrero has extensive experience in the ultrasonographic diagnosis of gynecological conditions, in the hormonal and the laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis and fibroids.

Country: Italy

Field: Gynaecology; Imaging; Reproductive Medicine

Specialties: endometriosis; uterine fibroids; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer

Languages: English; Italian; French

Dr Amarnath Bhide is currently Consultant in Obstetrics and fetal Medicine at the St. George’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He is a lead clinician for the Day Assessment Unit and honorary Senior Lecturer at St. George’s University of London. He is the co-director of the MFM sub-speciality program. He is a scientific editor of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and member of the editorial board for three other journals. 

He received basic training in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Mumbai, India, and subspeciality training in the UK. He Obtained a PhD from a Norwegian university. 

His research interests are in placental physiology and pathology, hypoxaemia and fetal cardiac function. His clinical interests are in invasive prenatal diagnosis and therapy, multiple pregnancy and problems with fetal growth. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles and 17 book chapters. He has co-authored four books. He holds research collaborations with Karolinska University (Sweden), University of Oulu (Finland) and University of Tromso (Norway). He receives grant funding from UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). 

Country: UK

Field: Obstetrics

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal brain; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia

Languages: English

Francesco D’Antonio, MD, PhD, is a professor and consultant in maternal-fetal medicine at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chieti, Italy. Dr. D’Antonio has previously worked in the Fetal Medicine Unit at St. George's Hospital, London, UK, in the High-risk Pregnancy Unit at Catholic University of The Sacred Heart Hospital, Rome, Italy and in the University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø. D’Antonio is in the Editorial Board of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

Country: Italy 

Field: Obstetrics, fetal medicine, prenatal imaging 

Specialties: Fetal brain, fetal heart, multiple pregnancies, fetal growth restriction, fetal magnetic resonance imaging, placenta accreta spectrum disorders. 

Languages: English; Italian 

Prof. Ahmed Hussein is currently working as associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Cairo University. Over the past 10 years he had a special interest in high risk pregnancy specifically Obstetrics hemorrhage. He focused his efforts over the past 3 years on how to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity for placenta accreta spectrum and had 15 publications in the past 3 years addressing this topic.

Country: Egypt

Field: Obstetrics

Specialties: High risk pregnancy, obstetric hemorrhage, cardiac disease with pregnancy and hypertensive disorders with pregnancy.

Languages: Arabic, English

Prof. Eric Jauniuax was appointed as a Senior lecturer and consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College London and University College Hospital in 1995. He had previously been a lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at King’s College Hospital, London. He was a full time academic consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine until 2010. He developed the Early Pregnancy Unit in 1996 and the twin clinic in 1998. He was awarded a personal chair in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at UCL in 2002. His academic work and clinical activities have been focussed in placental and fetal development and the diagnosis management of placental related-complications of pregnancy– covering the full spectrum from the anatomy and physiology to the diagnosis and treatment in utero of placental and fetal diseases. He has also developed a special interest in the pathophysiology of miscarriage and the management of ART pregnancies and in particular twin pregnancies. In addition to his work with ISUOG, Prof. Jauniaux also runs courses in Africa for FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) and medical films for Medical Aid Films.

Country: UK

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics; Fetal Medicine

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia; ultrasound on the labour ward; early pregnancy

Languages: English; French

Dr Andrea Kaelin Agten, MD, CCT

Andrea Kaelin Agten is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at Corniche Hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and an honorary Consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  Dr Andrea is the lead for placenta accreta spectrum imaging at Corniche Hospital.

Her research interests are Caesarean Scar Pregnancy and Placenta accreta spectrum. She is the chief investigator of the international Caesarean scar pregnancy. Her clinical interests are invasive prenatal diagnosis and therapy, fetal pathology, fetal growth problems and multiple pregnancy. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Country: UAE/UK
Field: Obstetrics
Specialties: Placenta accreta spectrum, Fetal anomaly screening in the first and second trimester; fetal growth and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal brain;; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia
Languages: English, German

She is involved in the teaching activities for the Medical School, the Ob-Gyne Residency training, the Midwifery School, and the School of Nursing. Previously Clinical and Research Fellow at the Fetal Medicine Unit of St George’s Hospital of London, UK. Former Editor for Trainee of the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Secretary of the International Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum disorders (IS-PAS). Board Member of the Italian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Her research interests are fetal cardiology, placenta accreta spectrum disorders, fetal growth and Dopplers, diabetes in pregnancy. Her clinical interests are in prenatal diagnosis, fetal abnormalities  and high-risk pregnancy. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and co-authored several books.

Country: Italy

Field: Obstetrics

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal biometry and wellbeing; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia; diabetes in pregnancy

Languages: Italian, English

2002 Gold Medal Award article
 

Prof. Ilan E. Timor is an obstetrician-gynecologist in New York, New York and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including NYU Langone Hospitals and NYC Health and Hospitals-South Brooklyn Health. He received his medical degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Prof. Timor-Tritsch's original research was in fetal behavior. He wrote some of the original articles on the use of fetal heart rate monitoring to indirectly characterize various fetal sleep states. It was during these years in Cleveland that he developed a keen interest in real-time ultrasound, initially as a tool to assess fetal status, but later as a vehicle for prenatal diagnosis.

Prof. Timor-Tritsch is best known for his work with transvaginal sonography in chronicling normal and abnormal embryonic development. He also pioneered this technique to identify anomalies before they could be adequately visualized with transabdominal ultrasound. Working in parallel with the Trondheim group, Prof. Timor-Tritsch demonstrated the capability of ultrasound in the study of fetal brain development and in the diagnosis, sometimes through transvaginal ultrasound, of a variety of fetal intracranial abnormalities. Adding to the list of accomplishments, he is one of the leaders in utilizing ultrasound adjunctively in invasive procedures, particularly in multiple gestations. Speaking of multiple gestations, he and his colleague, Ana Monteagudo, have authored a book on twins that I often still grab off the shelf to answer an occasional diagnostic question.

Education and degrees:

University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy, 18/07/2007 Medical Degree

University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy 25/06/2014 Specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics

University of Charles in Prague, Republic Czech 05/ 2015 Fellowship in Oncologic Gynecology

University of Lubljana Slovenia, 11/2018-05/2019, Fellowship in Gynecological Surgery

University of Modena, Italy, 18/02/2008  Professional qualification (O.M.C.eO. GE 17784)

Work experience:

Policlinic of Modena, Italy, from 01/11/2014 to 31/08/2017

Research grant at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Policlinic of Udine, Italy, from 01/09/2017 to 31/03/2020

Consultant as gynecologist at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics  

RCCS of Genoa, Italy, from 01/04/2020 - present

Senior Consultant as specialist in gynecology and obstetrics at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of IRCCS of Genoa

Publications:

56 peer-reviewed publications

Guest Editor for a special Issue entitled ‘Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic tumor’, in the Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383) with the Impact Factor of 4.242 (2020).

As research activity co-investigator and Prinicipal Investigator of more than 30 single or multicenter studies.